Enterprise Data Transformation Director

Experis Austria; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis Austria is seeking a Programme Director for a high-profile Data & Analytics Transformation in Sheffield. You will lead delivery across governance, risk, and integration, aligning enterprise priorities with data strategy.

You'll partner with CDAO, business and technology leaders to secure outcomes, manage budgets and risks, and drive adoption of the new data platform across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Defines the transformation vision, outcomes, success measures and delivery principles, aligned with the Data strategy, target architecture, business priorities and risk appetite.
• Sets enterprise priorities and sequencing across SAS Analytics modernisation, workload migration, code remediation, platform adoption and legacy decommissioning, resolving conflicts between programmes and capabilities.
• Is accountable for measurable improvements in resilience, engineering standards, controls, user experience, cost efficiency and business value, with delivery ownership delegated to Programme Managers and workstream leads.
• Builds relationships with senior leadership across CDAO, business, technology and control functions, acting as the senior transformation representative.
• Secures alignment on the target state, investment priorities, enterprise commitments, material risks, dependencies and decisions required.
• Leads executive discussions on scope, sequencing, funding, capability, risk and delivery trade-offs, ensuring decisions are timely, transparent and aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Directs the SAS transformation portfolio, setting delivery expectations and holding Programme Managers and workstream leads accountable for agreed outcomes, milestones, budget, scope and quality standards.
• Approves the enterprise sequencing and oversight approach for migration and decommissioning, ensuring plans are appropriately resourced and delivered against critical milestones.
• Drives accountability across CDAO and partner teams, resolving cross-programme dependencies, material risks, issues and escalations that exceed delegated authority.
• Maintains executive oversight of the product and platform roadmap, migration, adoption, operational readiness and legacy retirement, without taking ownership of the Programme Manager’s detailed execution plan.
• Ensures material migration and retirement decisions are supported by impact assessments, testing, business acceptance, control evidence, operational handover and closure criteria.

Job description

Experis Austria is seeking a Programme Director for a high-profile Data & Analytics Transformation in Sheffield. You will lead delivery across governance, risk, and integration, aligning enterprise priorities with data strategy.

You'll partner with CDAO, business and technology leaders to secure outcomes, manage budgets and risks, and drive adoption of the new data platform across the organisation.